Re: [Jmol-users] Possible problem with rotateselected

[Angel H. <ang...@ua...>]

James, as you have it, it's not rotating around frame X axis, but about molecular X axis.
Correction: about an axis parallel to molecular X axis and passing through the center of the 
selected atom set.
(Try rotating the model manually before you do rotateselected to see it)

So, you probably need to specify an axis parallel to molecular X and passing through 
atomno=1

 rotateselected molecular X (atomno=1) 20

or, even better (not to depend on atoms 1 and 2 being on the X axis), around the axis 
defined by atoms 1 and 2, right?

 rotateselected molecular (atomno=1) (atomno=2) 20

Oh! I thought so, but both still rotate around the cone :-(

I think the problem is that the axis used is always through the center of the selected set. The 
orientation of the axis is obeyed, but the position is not (given as in rotate).

I'm afraid we need Bob for clarifying this

(I've tested with 11.3.13)